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Consultant, please conduct seated interview. Period of intended Employment: 1/28/2025-10/20/2025.Location: Othello, Washington. Applicant \"MUST HAVE\" 3 months of experience.

Job Description: Attend to live bees to produce honey and maintain colony health through feed/supplements; Find and cage queens, install queen cells; Assemble bee hives, inserts honeycomb of bees into hives; Force bees from hives; Uncap harvested honeycombs and extract honey from honeycombs; Lift boxes of honey or bees weighing up to 75 lbs; Move tools or bees from one location to another; Drive farm vehicle to obtain supplies, honey extracting equipment, and misc. tools used to work with honey bees; Minor daily and incidental upkeep to equipment, worksite, and colony boxes. Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience with references required as a beekeeper. May not have bee, pollen or honey related allergies. Must be able to obtain a drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Should the Employers workers compensation insurance policy expire during the work contract period in which workers are employed under the H-2A program, the workers compensation insurance policy will be renewed so that workers are covered for the entire duration of the contract. The Employer may terminate a worker if a worker: refuses without justified cause to perform work for which the worker was recruited and hired; or commits a serious act of misconduct; or fails, after completing any training, to be able to perform all of the tasks described in the job order. If the worker voluntarily abandons employment before the end of the contract period, or is terminated for cause, and the employer notifies the SWA, DOL, and USCIS in the case of an H2A worker, the employer will not be responsible for providing or paying for the subsequent transportation and subsistence expenses of that worker, and the worker is not entitled to the three-fourths guarantee. Operating tools and equipment as applicable and noted in the job description as well as operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol is dangerous. Operator manuals have label warnings Do Not Operate Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol. Work Comp Insurance as well as vehicle insurance companies require safety compliance. Poor judgment, improper driving, etc. can result in serious and fatal accidents. Employer has a strict policy prohibiting drug use. Any drug testing will be post hire and at the employer\'s expense. Assisting with the employers farming operation includes lifting agricultural tools and equipment that weigh up to the lifting requirement listed at B.4.e. Employer may request but cannot require workers to work on their Sabbath. The nature of farm work may require workers to work after dark and possibly weekends depending on weather conditions. Hours offered may vary based on factors such as weather or other unpredictable variables that impact the farms operation. (as applicable and per the job description) Employer may, at the company\'s sole discretion, pay workers an hourly rate above the minimum required and/or offer a bonus, PTO, insurance, etc. to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order depending on how many years of experience they have obtained by working for the employer or other factors such as work performance, skill, punctuality, licensing, training, prior work experience, etc. While the employer\'s frequency of pay is defined in the job order, the frequency may change during the contract period as a result of factors such as payroll service provision, internal business operations, etc., but in no event will the frequency be less than twice per month in which case, all days and payday hours, as applicable by local, state, or federal law would be paid. Minimum Performance/Work/Housing Requirements Workers must comply with local, state, and federal laws at all times Workers may not carry, possess, or use any dangerous or deadly weapon on employers premises or vehicles, growers premises or vehicles, employer provided housing or while on the clock without consent from the employer. Workers must conduct themselves professionally at all times. This includes no fighting, no stealing, no lying, no harassing, amongst other actions that any reasonable person would view as unprofessional. These actions extend to displaying professional conduct when dealing with the employer, other workers, growers, vendors, customers, or any persons related to the employer\'s operations. Workers may not deface, destroy, misuse, relocate without permission, operate without permission, or damage any equipment, vehicles, tools, machinery, housing, property associated with the employer, growers or other workers. Workers must immediately report any damage that occurs to machinery, vehicles, equipment tools, or other property belonging to the employer, growers or other workers. Workers must keep housing, living quarters, common areas, work premises, vehicles, employer and grower properties orderly, neat, clean, free of trash, and in good wor